Chelsea captain Terry blocked from clear-the-air Capello meeting

Chelsea captain John Terry has seen plans of a clear-the-air England meeting blocked by coach Fabio Capello.

Chelsea captain John Terry has seen plans of a clear-the-air England meeting blocked by coach Fabio Capello.

Although there has been no official statement on the discussion Terry was expecting to have in a pre-planned team gathering, reports have emerged suggesting Capello squashed the idea flat.

Rather than listening to what Terry had to say, let alone acting on his grievances, it is claimed the revolt was headed off before it even got underway, on the advice of senior figures surrounding the England camp who feared Terry was not speaking for the whole team and Capello was in no mood to listen anyway.

"We are in a meeting with the manager, whether he starts it or finishes it, the players can say how they feel and if it upsets him then I'm on the verge of just saying: 'you know what? so what? I'm here to win it for England'," he said.

"If we can't be honest with each other there is no point being here.

"It has worked in the past at Chelsea. We have a responsibility to ourselves, the manager and everyone else to voice an opinion and hope he takes it on board."